Deployment Scripts For Systems Running Linux Operating Systems
The following table lists the deployment scripts for systems running Linux.
Table 19. Deployment Scripts For Linux
Script Name Description Associated Files
lininst.sh Performs an
unattended
installation of a
supported Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
operating system in
BIOS and UEFI mode.
•tkenvset.sh — Used by lininst.sh to inform the task scripts
about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and
configuration files.
•grub — Used to install the operating system in
conjunction with the unattended answer file in BIOS
mode.
•grub2 — Used to install the operating system in
conjunction with the unattended answer file in UEFI
mode.
NOTE: Both grub and grub2 uses the following
images in conjunction with the unattended answer
file to perform unattended operations:
– initial ramdisk — Available on the Dell Systems
Build and Update Utility.
– kernel image — Available on the Linux operating
system media.
•ks.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub to
install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 3 and
4) operating system files in BIOS mode.
•ks-rhel5.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with grub
to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (versions 5)
operating system files in BIOS mode.
•ks-rhel6.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction with
grub to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
(versions 6) operating system files in BIOS mode.
•ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg — Used by lininst.sh in conjunction
with grub2 to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
(versions 6) operating system files in UEFI mode.
suseinst.sh Performs an
unattended
installation of a
supported SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
operating system.
•tkenvset.sh — Used by suseinst.sh to inform the task
scripts about where to find the DTK utilities, scripts, and
configuration files.
•grub — Used to install the operating system in
conjunction with the unattended answer file in BIOS
mode.
•grub2 — Used to install the operating system in
conjunction with the unattended answer file in UEFI
mode.
NOTE: Both grub and grub2 uses the following
images in conjunction with the unattended answer
file to perform unattended operations:
– initial ramdisk — Available on the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating system media
– kernel image — Available on the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating system media
•autoinst.xml — Used by suseinst.sh in conjunction with
grub to install the operating system files.
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